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• <br />• <br />Section 780.12 (b) <br />Power Lines <br />(Because Energy Fuels utilizes many electric-powered mining machines, an <br />jintricate network of electric power lines are located in the mine plan area <br />to supply electricity to the three draglines, the Marion Z04 shovel, and the <br />Robbins RR-11 overburden drill. The locations power lines are shown on <br />Permit Renewal hlaps 4 & 5. <br /> <br />(Electric power for Colorado Yanipa Coal Compzny is obtained from Yampa Valley <br />'Electric Company. The metering station for the mine is located along Routt <br />County P,oad 27 in Section 31, Tov;nship 5 North, Range S6' Best. The major <br />substation supplying power to the mine is placed adjacent to the tipple <br />operations. Permit Renewal Fiap 5 and figure &7-21-2, depict the location <br />and lay out the substation. The various electric lines at the mine site <br />involve three different voltages: 69,000 volts (69Kv), 4160 volts, and 7200 <br />volts. The pole diagrams for the various voltage lines are shown on Figure <br />25, Existing Power Pole Diagram. <br />jAccording to Bulletin 61-1U, Protection of Bald and Golden Eaoles from <br />IPowerlines, prepared by the United States Department of Agriculture, Energy <br />FFuels will not have to reconstruct any of the existing 69 Kv power lines for <br />~~ icompliance with the raptor-proof power • pole requirements. However, <br />G~'approximately 90 power poles containing both 4160 and 7200 •voltage lines <br />will need reconstruction. Two possible options for reconstruction are shown <br />in Figure 26, Proposed Raptor-Proof Power Pole Diagram. <br />~ihe costs of reconstruction of the power lines is estimated to be between <br />$250,000 to 5500,000. Because of this projected cost, Energy Fuels has <br />I <br />arranged for a meeting on•September 12, 1979 with the United States Fish and <br />Jildlife Service and the Colorado Division of Wildlife to discuss the <br />arious alternatives r'or raptor-proofing. Once a decision is reached, <br />Energy Fuels will begin reconstruction: Reconstruction will probably be <br />conducted during the fall and early winter of 1979-1980. <br />• <br />78G-40 Revised 11/20/87 <br />